The Hire Connection: April 2016

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Friday, April 22, 2016

Overcoming The VA's Recruitment Challenges

The Veterans Administration fills one of the most valuable and honorable roles within our society: providing affordable healthcare to the brave men and women who have served our country. Despite their integral role in our culture, however, many VA hospitals face significant challenges recruiting quality physicians and nursing staff to provide the care that today's veterans so desperately need.

With over twenty years of medical recruiting experience, Van Allen and The Hire Connection team are here to help VA hospitals overcome the unique challenges they face. Keep reading to learn more about how our physician recruiting firm can help the Veterans Administration overcome their recruitment challenges.

CHALLENGE: Limited Budget
VA hospitals offer a valuable resource to veterans in that they offer much-needed care at a much more affordable rate than other hospitals. However, this lower rate means that they have less money to pay their providers - a drawback that can seriously hurt their recruitment efforts.

SOLUTION: Other Recruitment Incentives
Fortunately, an impressive salary is not the only advantage that can be used to attract quality physicians. VA hospitals tend to have success recruiting when they advertise the desirable incentives they can offer their staff, such as a flexible workweek, extra vacation time, insurance, and student debt relief.

CHALLENGE: Recruiters Who Work 9-5

Most of the internal recruiting staff at VA hospitals work standard 9-5 or 8-4:30 jobs. They come into work in the mornings and spend eight hours trying to attract physicians. After they go home in the evening, they won't give much thought to recruitment until they come back into work the next morning. Unfortunately, it takes more than 40 hours a week to find quality physicians.

SOLUTION: Hire An External Medical Recruiting Firm
As an independent physician recruiting firm, we aren't confined to the standard hours held by most in-house recruiting staff. Since most physicians search for new positions while still holding down their current jobs, they need to be able to talk to recruiters during irregular hours when they are not at work. Our team is available around the clock to recruit interested candidates.

CHALLENGE: Inexperienced In-House Recruiters
Physician recruitment is not an easy task. You shouldn't hire new recruiters, train them for a few weeks, and then expect them to successfully attract the nation's best available physicians and nurses. There is a large learning curve and a lot of moving parts related to the art of recruiting. There are several different strategies and tactics that can lead to success, but these must be learned over time. Expecting quick results will only lead to failure.

SOLUTION: Experienced Third-Party Recruiters
It takes a lot of dedication and an enormous amount of time to become good at recruiting. When we hire young recruiters, we are committed to training them for a year before they can be expected to be effective. By hiring a third-party recruiting firm, you can let someone else shoulder the responsibility of training recruiters so you can get straight to enjoying the benefits.

Contact The Hire Connection To Overcome Your Recruitment Challenges!
If you are feeling the strain of recruiting physicians for your hospital, it's time to consider reaching out to a professional medical recruiting company. With an extremely talented and dedicated staff, The Hire Connection has all the resources you need to recruit the best physicians the current job market has to offer. To learn more about our medical recruiting services, visit our website: www.TheHireConnection.net.

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Friday, April 15, 2016

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Wednesday, April 6, 2016

5 Signs The Physician Shortage Is Already Here

Medical news sources have been warning of the impending physician shortage for years. They have cited various numbers, such as the AAMC's prediction that the U.S. will be short approximately 46,000-90,000 physicians by 2025. However, as professional medical recruiters who spend every day in the medical recruiting field, we can attest that the physician shortage is not a far-off danger looming in the distance - it's already here. Consequently, it's more important than ever to enlist a professional medical recruiting firm to help you stay ahead of the curve.

5 Signs The Physician Shortage Is Already Here

1. Many Of Today's Physicians Are Close To Retirement
Because many of today's physicians are part of the baby boomer generation, there is a staggering number of physicians who are quickly approaching retirement. According to a 2015 report from Becker's Hospital Review, one in three U.S. physicians is over the age of 65. As these individuals retire, they will leave a significant hole in the physician workforce.

2. The Number Of Elderly Individuals Seeking Consistent Primary Care Is Increasing
Unfortunately, many of the people seeking medical help are also a part of the baby boomer generation. A report by KevinMD estimated that the geriatric population would double between 2014 and 2016. At the same time that a huge generation begins to need consistent primary care, the doctors they rely on are beginning to retire (and, in some cases, start to need professional care themselves).

3. More People Have Health Insurance
Thanks to the introduction of the Affordable Care Act in 2014, more Americans purchased health insurance than ever before. This increased coverage has led to a significant increase in the number of patients seeking care at private and public healthcare facilities - a trend that we expect to continue in the future. Though it was surely an accidental consequence, the introduction of the Affordable Care Act has definitely contributed to the physician shortage.

4. There Are Not Enough Residency Training Openings
The number of medical schools has increased since the early 2000s, leading to a larger number of medical school graduates. Unfortunately, this alone is not enough to combat the physician shortage - in order to become licensed, practicing physicians, these graduates must complete residency programs. However, the number of available residency programs has not increased (mainly because of budgeting issues).

5. The Number Of Up-And-Coming Physicians Is Not Keeping Up With The Number Of Retiring Physicians

Though there may be a greater number of graduates with the letters "MD" after their names, the poor supply of residency positions has prevented the number of new physicians from offsetting the number of retiring physicians. It takes any given student a minimum of 7-8 years of schooling and residency training after their undergraduate degree before they can become licensed, practicing physicians. With amount of time required to become a doctor, the new physicians coming into the workforce are not able to keep up with the older ones who are leaving.

Contact The Hire Connection For Help Overcoming The Physician Shortage!

The shortage is already here, but we haven't seen the worst of it yet. The patterns are expected to continue over the next decade, culminating at the worst physician shortage the United States has ever seen. Don't get caught without the staff you need to run a successful practice - contact our physician recruiting experts today to begin recruiting the best practitioners in the job market. We will be here to take the weight off of your shoulders!

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